meaning of arrest
1. To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses.
2. To take, seize, or apprehend by authority of law; as, to arrest one for debt, or for a crime.
3. To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the eyes or attention.
4. To rest or fasten; to fix; to concentrate.
5. To tarry; to rest.
6. The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc. ; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of development.
7. The taking or apprehending of a person by authority of law; legal restraint; custody. Also, a decree, mandate, or warrant.
8. Any seizure by power, physical or moral.
9. A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse; -- also named rat-tails.
10. the act of apprehending especially apprehending a criminal; "the policeman on the beat got credit for the
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Related Words
arrest | arrest warrant | arrestation | arrested | arrested development | arrestee | arrester | arrester hook | arresting | arrestive | arrestment |
